Requirements:

• BS degree with a strong preference for Engineering
Minimum of 2 years experience in a leadership capacity within manufacturing with shift or area ownership required.
Experience in a beverage, food or other clean manufacturing environment with familiarity with quality and hygiene regulations preferred
Proven ability to lead, coach and develop employees
Ability to lead organizational initiatives and change
Continuous improvement tools such as TPM, Lean, Six Sigma with Green belt or black belt certification preferred
Must have experience using a CMMS program such as SAP, MP2, Maximo or other
Understanding of production processes & technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.

Duties:

• Leads, mentors and coaches 10-15 hourly maintenance team members
Responsible for plant technical operations, specifically production line maintenance.
Lead the preventative maintenance process, defining processes, driving improvements and achieving KPI targets.
Champion and lead change initiatives and continuous improvement efforts
Build relationships with frontline team members, internal customers and suppliers, colleagues and support services to ensure achievement of targets.
Create and maintain a positive work environment.
Effectively communicate safety, quality, production, scheduling and training issues to team.
Review daily achievement of targets and report variances during on-the-floor and debrief meetings.
Review daily maintenance effectiveness to identify opportunities for improvement and work with the Operations team to get resolution.
Ensure the development and implementation of action plans to address root causes of failures and support continuous improvement initiatives.

Salary: $60K to $70K + 10% Bonus

Location: MI

NOTE: Thank you for your interest in our opportunity. Due to the number of responses we will only contact those individuals who are a fit for our clients.